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Niyo: Basketball ‘without restrictions’ lures John Beilein to Cavaliers’ fix-it job

Independence, Ohio — Every day, it seems, John Beilein sees another sign letting him know he’s in the right place. And Tuesday morning at the Cleveland Cavaliers practice facility, well, here was another.

Beilein was wearing a suit and tie when he arrived at the Cleveland Clinic Courts well in advance of his 11 a.m. introductory press conference. But upon seeing one of his players, Larry Nance Jr., getting shots up on the court just outside his office, the Cavaliers’ new boss couldn’t help himself.